LIONEL BARRYMORE

Lionel Barrymore was not so much an actor as a beloved American institution. In his autobiography, "We Barrymores," he spoke of "my frustrations as a painter, my preoccupation with music and my obsession with the idea that I wanted to escape from the theatre."View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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